Pace University Junior Danroy Henry Jr. Shot & Killed by Police Outside Upstate NY Bar After Brawl

Pace University student Danroy Henry Jr. was shot & killed by police early Sunday outside Finnegan's Grill in Thornwood, NY, after a brawl. His father, Danroy Henry Sr. has told reporters that an "impartial investigation" will be launched in the death of his son, according to the Boston Herald. He said there are conflicting reports of what happened outside a New York bar.

Henry, a junior at Pace University's suburban Westchester County campus, played wide receiver and defensive back for the school's football team. According to the Boston Herald, police were called to the bar at around 1:20 a.m. on Sunday after an "unruly" crowd had gathered outside.

Police said the officer knocked on the window, but the car, driven by Danroy Henry Jr., began moving. When a Pleasantville police officer tried to stop it, Henry accelerated and struck him, police said. With that officer on the vehicle’s hood, a second officer, who stepped in and tried to pull that officer to safety, was also struck, police said.

The Pleasantville officer, still clinging to the hood of the car, then shot and killed Henry, police said. A passenger in Henry’s car was also shot, but survived the minor injury, police said. Henry was a 2007 graduate of Oliver Ames High School in Easton. He spent his freshman year at Iona College, then transferred to Pace in 2009. He was a junior studying business management and he played wide receiver and defensive back for the Pace football team. Source: Boston Herald

It is a shame that a promising life has been taken away. I pray the police will launch a thorough investigation and if the officers acted hastily and unjustly, that they will face justice. If this young man had nothing to hide, then if the cops told him to turn down his window, he should not have driven off. We will have to wait until the dust settles to get the truth about what happened to Danroy Henry Jr. early Sunday morning.